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President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said that the Kathua gangrape and murder was shameful and these kind of incidents should not happen even after 70 years of Independence.

Her post comes after the gruesome gangrape and murder of eight-year-old Kathua rape-murder victim and rape charges by a 17-year-old girl in Unnao against a BJP MLA sent shockwaves across the nation.

Police say that Asifa had been given sedatives and, for three days, she was raped several times by various men. The child's strangled body was eventually found Jan. 17.

From Bollywood stars like Sonam Kapoor and Swara Bhaskar to TV personalities like Shruti Seth and Riddhi Dogra,‏ all joined in under a common social media campaign.

“DID she think in terms of Hindu and Musalman?” he asks, over the phone from somewhere in the hills of Sanasar.

Asifa was held captive for days under the influence of sedatives at a “devsthan” (prayer hall) maintained by one of the accused at Rasana village in Kathua near Jammu, sources told The Indian Express.

As some denounce sexual violence and demand justice for Asifa’s family, others demand justice for the men accused.

Asifa had been given sedatives and, for three days, she was raped several times by various men. To ensure that the child was dead, the killers struck her twice on the head with a stone after strangling her.